Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1530771.015 - Ufp Ranson, Llc.

Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1530771.015

Report ID: 0316400

Date Opened: 05/11/2021

Site Address:
Ufp Ranson, Llc.
249 16th Ave
Ranson, WV 25438

Mailing Address:
249 16th Ave, Ranson, WV 25438

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321114/Wood Preservation

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/11/2021

Emphasis: P:Amputate, N:Amputate

Case Closed: 01/11/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1764791	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$14,044	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,044
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$9,831	$0	$9,831
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19100212 A01	09/21/2021	10/18/2021	$6,145	$8,778	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	19100242 B	09/21/2021	10/01/2021	$3,686	$5,266	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135587.015

Event: 05/04/2021

Employee amputates fingertip when struck by machine blades

At 2:30 p.m. on May 4, 2021, an employee working for a company that manufactures and distributes of wood products was cleaning around a molder machine. The employee reached into the machine to remove a stick when his hand was struck by the rotating knives. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Insufficient Supervision, Knife, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Molding Machine, Partial Amputation, Reaching In, Rotating Knife, Shear, Sheared, Struck By, Supervision, Traumatic Amputation, Wood

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1530771.015	35	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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